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The S&P 500 closed Wednesday up 0.6% and opened Thursday holding the “let’s not get carried away” line. It’s clinging to those record highs like me to my college sweatpants. Everyone’s counting on Nvidia (NVDA) to keep the vibe going, because apparently AI chips are hotter than iced coffee in July. NVDA stock, already swimming in positive vibes, led the S&P 500 to nudge up a glamorous 0.06%. Hold onto your monocles, folks.

Bitcoin (BTC), the grand patriarch of the crypto world, has surged to a record high of $112,000, while the crypto market cap has leaped to over $3.5 trillion. It is as if the market, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to ignore the usual trade-related risks, choosing instead to embrace a risk-on sentiment that would make even the most seasoned investor pause and smile. 😄

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the crypto analyst $SHIB KNIGHT, a figure as enigmatic as he is insightful, pointed to a peculiar formation on the FLOKI price chart. According to the analyst, the meme coin is on the cusp of a major move, having formed a Bullish Falling Wedge pattern on its weekly chart. This pattern, a harbinger of good tidings in the world of technical analysis, suggests that the coin has reached its nadir and is now poised for an ascent. 📈

With this latest development, users shall now have the distinct pleasure of trading Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), Tron (TRX), XDC Network (XDC), Cardano (ADA), Binance Coin (BNB), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Sui (SUI) directly against the illustrious USD1. Quite the spectacle, wouldn’t you agree? The announcement came via a press release shared with crypto.news, revealing that this new pairing is available as of today, much to the delight of crypto enthusiasts everywhere.

As we speak, Dogwifhat (WIF) is trading at a respectable $0.97, a 13.17% increase in the past 24 hours, no doubt fueled by the overall market rebound and Bitcoin’s new all-time high, that great bellwether of cryptocurrency fortunes! 📈

Suddenly, every crypto-adjacent stock is hotter than an air fryer at a Super Bowl party. If you thought the excitement would stay in early 2020s memes, think again. Here are the crypto stocks bringing the drama today:

Currently trading at $0.01956, up 33% in the last 24 hours. Its market cap has surged past $1.2 billion, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $700 million. 💸

According to those in the know, Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. is planning to integrate Circle Internet Group Inc.’s USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin into its global blockchain platform. The timeline, much like a good martini, is still being shaken, not stirred 🍸. But rest assured, once USDC meets all the necessary regulatory requirements, Ant’s international arm will be ready to pounce.

Tokenized assets such as TSLAx, NVDAx, and MSTRx are now live, with more expected to follow. These digital representations reflect the value of their traditional counterparts, with added benefits like transparency, faster settlement, and zero transaction fees.

This six-month odyssey will traverse 24 use cases, a veritable tapestry woven from the threads of banks, fintechs, and blockchain firms. Real-money applications will be put to the test across repo markets, private credit, carbon markets, and government securities – a true baptism by fire 🔥. The usual suspects are all present: CBA, ANZ, and Westpac, the three giants of Australian banking, each with their own agenda.